Posted by
flagwaver on Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:08:31 PM
I was listening to the Rush Limbaugh program earlier today, and he said something that sums up the very reasons why Obama has taken the lead in the delegate count in his race against Sen. Clinton. And it is something that plenty of people have noticed about the good Senator from Illinois: he is the best we have seen in a long time at giving a speech and saying nothing of substance.
Think about it, after an Obama speech you will know that he is the candidate for change, that he is young and energetic, and that his apparent campaign slogan is "Yes We Can!" But can you name one original plan or position that Obama holds? Every policy idea he puts forth is the same old liberal boilerplate, just what is expected of a good liberal only presented with a nice smiling face and an engaging personality.
Contrast that with Sen. Clinton and that should give you a huge clue as to why Obama has been able to bring the heat on her. Sen. Clinton's biggest problem is that she has ideas and is willing to say what they are to any who ask her. Her ideas my be terrible, socialist tripe like "Hillarycare" and the idea to steal the profits from evil Exxon-Mobil, but they are ideas you can easily attribute to her. Even her stance on the war in Iraq is a matter of public record,and while she has played the "I was misled" card, she nonetheless has not run away from her vote to authorize the invasion of Iraq. She has flirted with that line on more than one occasion, but she has never totally crossed it, whatever her motivations.
With Senator Clinton, you know what you're getting...an old time, down the line liberal/socialist. With Obama the exact opposite is true, which helps to explain his popularity. Because he has no hard and fast beliefs, no real positions on issues, and not much more than "change" as a calling card, Obama is a blank slate that everyone can project onto. Because he has no stance on homosexual marriage, the gay lobby can freely imagine that he supports the push for gay marriage. Because he has not taken a stance on illegal immigration, the open borders crowd can imagine that he will be right there with them...like Bush and McCain are. With no definite stance on the war, except the usual Democrat lines about how Bush is doing it the wrong way, the anti-war crowd can readily hitch their wagon the Obama train. By taking no definite positions on anything Obama has allowed himself to actually seem to be all things to all people in the Democratic Party. Hillary, on the other hand, simply is what she is and nothing is going to erase the fact that she has taken positions at one time or other that have p*ssed off nearly every major Democrat constituency. That's why Obama is winning, and will likely be the Democrat nominee.
I wonder if Hillary would be willing to serve as the first woman VEEP? Nah, it's probably all or nothing for Senator Clinton and that's exactly what she'll be left with.
Nothing.